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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Circa news app domain name is now registered to Sinclair Broadcasting Group, landing page says it will be back soon — Is Circa back? The mobile app might be returning via local TV stations — It appears Circa may be making a comeback — of some kind.
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@digidave and @antderosa
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN, Fox, other TV networks to meet and discuss how to respond to Donald Trump's attempts to restrict press at events, including blacklisting reporters — TV networks unite to fight Trump's restriction on journalists' access — Network TV news representatives will confer Monday to hash …
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Politico, TVNewser, @mlcalderone, @nycjim and @wpjenna
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Podcasting is following the trends blogging did a decade ago: professionalization, open platforms, and diverting audiences — Podcasting in 2015 feels a lot like blogging circa 2004: exciting, evolving, and trouble for incumbents — So one move is in the direction of quality.
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Washington Post, @zseward, @rebel19, @aschweig and @jackbrighton
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Vox.com added to Snapchat Discover lineup, launching November 23 — Vox.com is Snapchat's newest Discover publisher — Snapchat is adding another publisher to its Discover feature with Vox.com set to come aboard Nov. 23. It's not the first news publisher to get a channel on the messaging app …
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FishbowlNY, Vox and @digiday
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Google-backed First Draft Coalition launches a site to help journalists verify social content — Some news startups, like Eyewitness Media Hub and Storyful, are built around social media and user-generated content, with reporters trained in verifying and reporting from it.
Discussion:
World News Publishing Focus … and Poynter
Schams Elwazer / CNN:
Iran sentences journalist Jason Rezaian to prison — (CNN)An Iranian court has sentenced Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian to prison for spying, the semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported Sunday. — The length of the sentence was not specified, Tasnim reported.
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Washington Post, FishbowlDC, @benweinthal, Reuters, @paulszoldra, Fusion, Gawker, Washington Post, CNNMoney, Ciommittee to Protect …, 89.3 KPCC, @dabeard, Poynter, @postbaron, Telegraph, DW.COM, New York Times, Mediaite, The Week, The Wrap and BBC
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Alex MacCallum named head of video at The New York Times — Alex MacCallum, who heads up audience development for The New York Times, will add the company's video unit to her portfolio of responsibilities, according to a memo from Executive Editor Dean Baquet and New York Times CEO Mark Thompson.
Michael Wolff / USA Today:
Gawker's new focus on politics simply allows it to shift to different targets — Gawker is still Gawker — Gawker, the multimillion dollar gossip and bile website, reined in the worst of its antisocial behavior this summer after a widespread backlash over the particularly sadistic pummeling …
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@jyarow
Bloomberg Business:
Alibaba's Jack Ma Said to Be in Discussions to Buy SCMP Stake — If completed, Ma would follow Bezos in buying storied masthead — Hong Kong-based SCMP was once world's most profitable paper — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s founder Jack Ma is in talks to buy a stake in the publisher …
Discussion:
Poynter, @george_chen and Business Pundit
Erik Kain / Forbes:
Why Kotaku Was Right To Go Public When They Were Blacklisted By Two Major Video Game Publishers — The big story in games journalism and the video game industry right now is Fallout 4. But right on its heels we have a post by Kotaku's editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo that's generating …
Discussion:
Kotaku, @mattbuchanan, @kyleorl, @jasonbradbury, GameZone, @trickdempsey, @nolsonlira, @erikkain, @wesley_copeland, TwitLonger, @lankoski and Ars Technica
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Axel Springer sues developers of ad-blocker Blockr, attempting to stop its development, distribution — Axel Springer Goes After iOS 9 Ad Blockers In New Legal Battle — German media giant Axel Springer, which operates top European newspapers like Bild and Die Welt …
Alex Hern / Guardian:
YouTube plans to defend film-makers against copyright claims — Video site will defend strong examples of fair use against copyright claims, saying creators can be ‘intimidated’ by the effort required to defend their rights — YouTube will go to court to defend film-makers wrongly accused …
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